Arts & Culture

Kent State University's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Kent State Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. 

Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. 

What first began in 1972 with a small group of Kent State architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

The Kent State University Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock. 

FAB hosted the "Food, Arts and Beats" event in the Kent Student Center.

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at Kent State.

Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.